1.当government指统一的集合体时(即集体名词),其谓语动词用单数:
The government aims to improve public services, especially education.
政府致力于改善公共服务事业,尤其是教育。
The government is long on ideas but short on performance.
这个政府想法很多但执行的却太少。
The government plans to create more jobs for young people.
政府计划为年轻人创造更多的就业机会。
The government is planning to give more help to small businesses.
政府正计划给予小企业更多帮助。
The government has promised to free up more resources for education.
政府保证调拨更多资源用于教育。
The government now has to explain its decision to the public.
政府现在必须向公众解释决策的理由。
The government has given top priority to reforming the tax system.
政府优先致力于税制改革。
The government is ready to introduce protection for the car industry.
政府准备对汽车工业实行贸易保护。
The government has poured millions into the education system.
政府在教育上已投资数百万。
The government is determined to check the growth of public spending.
政府决心要控制公共开支的增长。
The government has announced plans to create one million new training places.
政府已经宣布开设一百万个新培训名额的计划。
The government has decided to give the green light to the plan.
政府已决定为这项计划开绿灯。
The government has introduced some tough new laws on food hygiene.
政府对食物卫生出台了一些强硬的新法规。
The government is responsible for the provision of health care.
政府负责提供医疗服务。
The government is more effective than we incline to think.
政府的效率比我们所惯常以为的要高。
The government which followed the election was a very different animal.
选举后的政府与前一届的截然不同。
The government has set strict limits on public spending this year.
今年,政府对公共开支规定了严格的限额。
The government is determined to check the growth of public spending.
政府决心要控制公共开支的增长。
2.government当它指其分散行动的成员时,其谓语动词用复数:
The Government were prepared to keep a tight hold on public sector pay rises
政府准备严格控制公共部门的工资增长。
The government were able to draw a few crumbs of comfort from today's unemployment figures.
政府能够从现在的失业人数中得到些许安慰。
The government were dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation.
政府不管情愿不情愿,也被拖进了这场冲突。
The government have retained the support which greeted their assumption of power last March.
自从在刚过去的三月掌权以来,政府的支持率依旧未减。
The Government are afraid they will be voted out at the next election.
内阁担心在下届选举中会失败。
The government are tightening up the driving laws.
政府对驾驶法规的执行将更为严格。
The government are equally as guilty as the Opposition.
政府(官员)和反对党一样有罪。
类似用法的词语:audience, crew, public, crowd, family, class, company, staff, group, college, team, university, committee.等基本相同。